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ST. PAUL (WCCO) — A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against Ramsey County by a former Metro Gang Strike Force deputy, according to the deputy’s lawyer.

On May 17, 2011, the Ramsey County Board voted to approve a settlement that paid Deputy Christopher Tayson and his attorney’s $82,500, according to a press release released Tuesday.

On Oct. 13, 2010, Tayson brought a suit against Ramsey County, Sheriff Robert Fletcher and Chief Deputy David Metusalem, and accused them of publicly stating or implying that he had improperly obtained property or cash during his tenure with the Strike Force. As a result, Tayson was suspended for the alleged conduct.

Tayson alleged that the Defendants made these public statements in order to deflect negative political opinion toward Fletcher, who was the fiscal agent of the Strike Force when the property and cash allegedly went missing.

Tayson has always denied that he did anything wrong and has always maintained that the Defendants’ motives were purely political, Tayson’s attorney said.

In 2005, Tayson was named Minnesota’s “Officer of the Year” as well as Ramsey County “Deputy of the Year.” He also received the “Medal of Valor” for apprehending a felon.

In addition to the $82,500, Tayson received back pay for the time he was placed on suspension.

3. Why are you running for a seat on the City Council?

http://www.angelfire.com/mn3/andersonadvocates/2006water/PDFcases/sharoncases.pdf St.Paul City Council is out of Control, Spending Money We do not have, Disparate Impact vs. Citizenery. Implement Canons of Construction to eliminate Law Suits. SHARON: Accountable,Accessible,Advocate,must expose Major Fidicuary Corruption,Complicity, Software Glitches, Consolidate All City and CountyServices,Abolish City and County Attorneys, have 10 District Attorneys answerable to AG, Term Limits, Stop Spending, Abolish Excessive Consumption and ROW Fees VIA Theft,Trespass,Treason triggering 5th Amendment "takings" without Just Compensation. Expose the Ponzi Schemes of 1,412 Vacant Bldgs, http://www.ci.stpaul.mn.us/index.aspx?NID=2272 Stealing Sharons Car, with Disabled License,Trailer,Propertys via False Statements of DSI Inspectors Joel Essling,Paula Seeley et al_ Subsidys_Forgivable Loans to the Rich Corporations on the backs of Homeowners must estopp. Shuting of Sharons Water "taking" Homestead Credits is Bizzare. http://forums.e-democracy.org/groups/stpaul-issues/files/f/1679-2007-07-08T193758Z/ 5Jul07RatAssLegal_22.pdf DFL www.e-democracy.org Suspend Sharon after She File her 1/2 Million Claim the REprisals are Bizzare. The Judge from Hell ie: Kathleen Gearin in her Official and Personal Capacity on the SCAP triggering the Murder of Sharons 2nd Husband Cpl Jim Anderson News for Judge from Hell Kathleen Gearin. http://www.caught.net/caught/crime.htm

8. What role should the City play in attracting and retaining jobs?

Agree: The Saint Paul Area Chamber of Commerce encourages public entities to implement shared services strategies as a means to pool limited resources and adopt cost-effective approaches to delivering services. As state and local governments continue to face fiscal challenges, it is vital that the quality of and access to core services is maintained without increasing the cost to taxpayers. Implementing shared services programs offers local governments an innovative way to achieve this goal. The Chamber is committed to supporting our public partners that share services. We believe that shared services programs offer significant opportunity to maintain and even improve the level of service to citizens and businesses.

9. Do you support tax incentives for businesses that create jobs in Saint Paul?

YES

10. Of all the different services provided by City government, what do you believe are the most essential?

11. What new services should the City provide?

12. What services currently provided by the City should be reduced or eliminated?

Legislative Hearing Officer Marcia Moermond, her staff, ROW, Excessive Consumption Fees based on Theft,Trespass and Treason to deny the citizenery the LAW

13. The City of Saint Paul depends on Local Government Aid (LGA) from the State of Minnesota to balance the local budget. It is likely the amount of LGA the city receives will be further reduced, directly impacting the City of Saint Paul budget. How would you propose to address this shortfall in the City budget if LGA payments to Saint Paul are significantly reduced or even eliminated?

http://www.stpaul.gov/DocumentView.aspx?DID=15729 LGA was initated 1971 re: MN Miracle based on need_capacity Have to study this further, Live within the City Budget, Tooo many Supervisors making over $100,000.00 yrly re: Steve Magner who lives in Stillwater.

14. How do you view the current business environment in Saint Paul? What changes would you like to see to improve it?

Business Climate "Bad" will not improve with City Spending, Borrowing from Peter to Pay Paul is not Good Business

15. Do you support the plan to build a regional ballpark in Lowertown? Why or why not?

YES "but for" the Traffic Congestion re: 30 mile limit on Shepherd Rd, and Does St.Paul have the Financing in Place?

16. Do you support the current plan that would build a new Minnesota Vikings Stadium on the site of the former Twin Cities Army Ammunition Plant (TCAAP) in Arden Hills? Why or why not?

Not Sure to build on Polluted Land is Questionable. Again is the Financing in place?

17. What should be done to address the impact the Central Corridor Light Rail Transit (CCLRT) and its construction is having on local businesses and the community?

Once Business is Gone, it does not return, I can't shop at the Midway Rainbow its to far to walk to bus stop etc. Its out of Hand, Who Knows the USA may Default in Aug if the Debt Ceiling is not in place

18. Many communities and government entities in the East Metro work together to provide services more efficiently and cost effectively (See Shared Services Survey attached to original Questionnaire email). Do you believe that Saint Paul uses these types of partnerships appropriately? Are there any specific areas where you think additional sharing of services should be used or studied?

Metro Gang Strike Force Lawsuit

A class action lawsuit has been filed against the Metro Gang Strike Force (MGSF) alleging a number of constitutional and civil rights violations against innocent victims. Many of the people have been targeted and profiled on the basis of their national origin, race, and color of their skin.

Background:

It is alleged that the Strike Force engaged in a deliberate, repeated pattern and practice of using their apparent authority as police officers to extort cash and property from people coming in contact with the Strike Force.*MGSF Officers would often call the impound lot and ask if there were any iMexicansi there attempting to pick up vehicles. MGSF Officers would then show up at the impound lot, detain and search the individual, seize cash, the vehicle for forfeiture, or both; then, send the individual on his or her way without a receipt for the taken property.

MGSF Officers also engaged in the repeated practice of taking cash and personal property out of the homes of those on whom the police were serving a warrant, even though the cash or personal property was neither contraband nor evidence, nor listed in the warrant as items to be seized. MGSF Officers would then take the seized items without providing a receipt or inventory for the taken property. MGSF Officers also seized vehicles and property without providing individuals with due process and with proper notice, in their native language.

609.465 PRESENTING FALSE CLAIMS TO PUBLIC OFFICER OR BODY.

Whoever, with intent to defraud, presents a claim or demand, with knowledge that it is false in whole or in part, for audit, allowance or payment to a public officer or body authorized to make such audit, allowance or payment is guilty of an attempt to commit theft of public funds and may be sentenced accordingly.

History:

609.505 FALSELY REPORTING CRIME.

Subdivision 1.False reporting.

Whoever informs a law enforcement officer that a crime has been committed or otherwise provides information to an on-duty peace officer, knowing that the person is a peace officer, regarding the conduct of others, knowing that it is false and intending that the officer shall act in reliance upon it, is guilty of a misdemeanor. A person who is convicted a second or subsequent time under this section is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

A three-level structure containing a bakery, meat market, take-out meals and gelato site will connect to the existing Cossetta's restaurant, with a new parking lot constructed at 212 Smith Street. (Pioneer Press, file)

One of St. Paul's oldest and most famous family-run restaurants is about to triple in size, thanks to a boost from city coffers.

The city's Housing and Redevelopment Authority on Wednesday approved a controversial plan to support a $10 million expansion of Cossetta Italian Market and Pizzeria with $2 million in city loans and other public assistance, as well as a partial exemption from the city's "Living Wage" ordinance.

Under a deal brokered with the city, Dave Cossetta will pay 75 percent of his employees a living wage, instead of all of them. Financial penalties will apply if he fails to abide by the terms of the "forgivable loan" and tax-increment financing agreement.

The deal is expected to create 100 permanent new jobs at the West Seventh Street restaurant. With construction expected to get under way in June, Cossetta's century-old family business will nearly triple in size, adding a wine shop, a rotisserie and a rooftop restaurant and bar.

"We got what we needed to get out of this," said a visibly relieved Dave Thune, city council member and director of the HRA, in an interview afterward. "The development will be nothing short of incredible....One of our jobs is to create jobs, but it's not just to create jobs for computer analysts."

The city's 2011 living-wage standard is $13.98 per hour without health insurance benefits, or $11.82 per hour with the benefits. Cossetta has said most of his employees currently make at least $11.82 an hour and

Cossetta's in St. Paul, April 13, 2011, which plans to expand. (Pioneer Press: Chris Polydoroff)

Among the critics was Bernie Hesse, an organizer with UFCW 1189, which represents 12,000 unionized workers in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota, many of them in retail, manufacturing and food processing industries.

Council member Melvin Carter played a key role in fine-tuning the agreement, which has been voted on in stages by the council and the HRA. He said the plan will help create, by the year 2015, 100 permanent new jobs in a "soft economy" while establishing "financial disincentives" against failing to reach the 75 percent mark.

"When we voted for the (living wage) waiver, we did that with the very strong commitment that 75 percent of all the jobs be above a living wage," Carter said.

Stark, however, said the penalties for failing to reach the 75 percent mark were not strong enough.

"I'm not going to support the effort," Stark said. "Even if they only hit 50 percent or 45 percent, they'd still get a decent chunk of the money."

The HRA approved a $1.17 million forgivable loan and a $437,000 market-rate loan on April 13. The deal requires Cossetta to meet two conditions as of 2015: that he maintain at least 180 full-time employees, and that 75 percent of them be paid a living wage. If he fails either condition, then half his forgivable loan will be penalized proportionately. If he fails both conditions, the entire loan will be penalized.

In addition, property taxes generated by the expansion and other TIF districts throughout the city are being lent back to Cossetta in advance of construction through tax-increment financing. The package approved Wednesday includes a $388,000 pay-as-you-go TIF loan at an interest rate of 6.5 percent, payable over nine years.

His TIF payments are subject to the same sliding-scale penalties as the forgivable loan. In addition, if Cossetta fails to maintain half his full-time workers at a living wage, the city will forfeit his entire tax-increment financing loan payment for that six-month period.

Cossetta is working with Western Bank on a $6 million real estate loan, in addition to $1.3 million from his restaurant's own cash contributions. The company currently employs 112 to 127 workers.

"He's built this thing from nothing into a dream. I knew him when he was a teenager working for his grandpa," Thune said, adding that negotiating the expansion has been taxing. "Boy, it's been a struggle."

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